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The department says the Canadian Armed Forces has been taking part in an international effort led by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to reclaim soldiers&#8217; remains. The collected remains will be interred in the individual soldiers&#8217; graves, most of which are in a cemetery in Le Tr\u00e9port, France. 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